Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity [BETA RELEASED, GO TO THE NEW THREAD]

[Sensuki]

Nope they're making a backer site like Wasteland 2 have, except they're also making a new Project Eternity website (and perhaps re-doing their entire current website as well).

The only person assigned to the task currently is Darren Monahan, and obviously the delay of the backer portal is evident of the work overload on him. They actually have job postings for a dedicated backend web developer and a backend web developer intern on their website and linkedin because of this.

http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/646-backend-web-developer

http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/647-backend-web-developer-intern

 

[Infinitron]

FFS Obsidian just copy inXile's site

 

[Infinitron]

http://www.formspring.me/GZiets/q/473333153650468889

 

[Grunker]

generic generic generic

"factions and groups are inspired by their deities"

noooooooooooooo, you don't say

 

[DraQ]

I believe they would.

And there's Josh in the middle.

Hipster may be relative, but who is the hipstest?

 

[Arkeus]

The guy in the suit. He is obviously trying too hard to look serious.

 

[Tom Selleck]

It loops back around, like a hipster Ouroboros, where the weird unicorn man sneers at the American Dad dad.

"Why did the hipster burn his mouth?"

"Because he ate the pizza before it was cool."

 

[Infinitron]

Andyman Messiah, are you a hipster?

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I'd categorize myself as a skater surfer hard rocker grunge metal head with the occasional sprinkle of 80s-90s hip-hopper.
edit: It just dawned upon me that I left out any mention of 'game stuff'. It's true. I don't play enough games anymore to consider myself a gamer. Primarily a music lover, comic book guy, film buff, slowly getting back to reading more books too but playing games is on a steady decline as far as an interest goes. Which is unfortunate I suppose.

 

[MicoSelva]

In before most people acquire PE from Defiance Bay.

 

[Crooked Bee]

I'd hope most Codexers have pledged for P:E on Kickstarter, personally.

Those that have the $$$, at least.

 

[HanoverF]

Lumberjack banjo Gordan Freeman gets my vote.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I wonder why the BMX guy is on the line-up. BMX guys are closer to skaters than any 'nerd culture thing'.

 

[coffeetable]

Sawyer on SA:

I blanket-banned everyone on the project from talking about story/thematic elements.

so no spoilers whatsoever before release. Which is pretty great.

 

[Cursed Platypus]

http://www.formspring.me/GZiets/q/473333153650468889

That question was retarded anyway. Most of the Western European medieval folklore, myth and beliefs, which also reflects on the art,clothing,food, culture overall... has a Polytheistic celtic, germanic and roman background.

 

[SuicideBunny]

I'd categorize myself as a skater surfer hard rocker grunge metal head with the occasional sprinkle of 80s-90s hip-hopper.

a simple "yes" would have sufficed.

 

[Carrion]

I wonder why the BMX guy is on the line-up. BMX guys are closer to skaters than any 'nerd culture thing'.

It's probably a fixed-gear bicycle.

 

[Infinitron]

http://www.formspring.me/JESawyer

Summoning Grunker for more snark

 

[MicoSelva]

They really want to make this a series. Let's hope the first game delivers and we all can (and want to) explore the rest of the continent in future games.

 

[AN4RCHID]

He's setting up Dyrwood to be a pretty blatant colonial North America analogue. I just hope they don't get into Dances With Wolves / Avatar territory of evil white colonists vs. noble savages.

 

[coffeetable]

He's setting up Dyrwood to be a pretty blatant colonial North America analogue. I just hope they don't get into Dances With Wolves / Avatar territory of evil white colonists vs. noble savages.

Well it is a criminally underused setting. I would be surprised if there isn't a "fuck colonialism" theme, considering Sawyer's posting career in LF, but hopefully it'll be a tad more subtle than Avatar.

 

[Infinitron]

He's setting up Dyrwood to be a pretty blatant colonial North America analogue. I just hope they don't get into Dances With Wolves / Avatar territory of evil white colonists vs. noble savages.

It ain't that blatant. The colonies didn't have hereditary "erls" and elected monarchs.

 

[Harg Harfardarssen]

Actually, the patroon system in New York State had hereditary Patroons which were somewhat analogous to Earls. Also its been argued that the South's plantation system was very similar to a de facto feudal political structure - the plantation is a large, hereditary estate which includes both land and people tied to the estate as property.

Bonus pedantry - the organization of political subdivisions in the US is basically that of feudal England - the basic unit is a county, which is the estate ruled by a count in the continental aristocratic scheme. In old Anglo-Saxon parlance, the county was ruled by an Earl and was called...wait for it...a Shire! Also the term Sheriff comes from Shire Reeve (Sheriff of Nottingham for example) and while the power held by the office has changed, the jurisdiction has not as a Sheriff is in charge of law enforcement for the county.

 

[~RAGING BONER~]

He's setting up Dyrwood to be a pretty blatant colonial North America analogue. I just hope they don't get into Dances With Wolves / Avatar territory of evil white colonists vs. noble savages.

were do the Fabulous Valian Negroids of high culture and wealth come in on that scenario?

 

[Cursed Platypus]

He's setting up Dyrwood to be a pretty blatant colonial North America analogue. I just hope they don't get into Dances With Wolves / Avatar territory of evil white colonists vs. noble savages.

were do the Fabulous Valian Negroids of high culture and wealth come in on that scenario?

Worst is that these most sophisticated Valian negroes are a failed attempt at being progressive.
When you think about it, it's probably one of the most racist thing white cisgendered Sawyer ever came up with